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daughter of the Peishwah. The date given is Sal. Sac. 1 738, 

 The language is Canarese, with Sanscrit sheas intermingled : 

 the whole written in the Mahratti character. 



M. S. Book No. 38. C M. 1007. 



1. Copy of an order from the Cuddapah Nabob, directing 

 Abdulla Ali to discharge the duties of provincial Subadar ; 

 specifying the amount of revenues, the same to be collected 

 without molesting or injuring the inhabitants ; with expres^ 

 sions highly complimentary to the person employed, dated 

 Fuslyli70. 



2. Investiture by the Cuddapah Nabob of Vencata-rao to 

 the office of Mirasidar, or proprietor of Siddhawar, dated 

 Fusly 1186. 



3. Same date ; corresponding order to the inhabitants of 

 Siddhdwar, informing them of the appointment of Vencata-rao^ 

 and directing them to obey him. 



4. Accompanying order to the Subadar of the district, di- 

 recting him to see that no arrears should be allowed to accu- 

 mulate, by the said Vencata-rao ; but that all balances should 

 be regularly paid. » > 



5. One Rustam Khan having resigned office, the Nabob 

 directs Jemmadar Bhai to look to the case ; and give to the 

 person resigning (pension as supposed) according to custom. 



6. The Cuddapah Nabob directs land to the annual value 

 of 34 hum, to be given to Syed din Khan, in approval of 

 his faithful services in the revenue department. Dated 

 Hegira 1186. 



7. Vencata-rao having represented that certain lands which 

 had been granted to his ancestors as Purohita Brahmans had 

 been seized, the Cuddapah Nabob writes to Mulamir Saheb, 

 directing him to investigate the matter, and to restore the 



